Florida agency fights plan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions; NOAA increases predictions to ‘above-normal’ hurricane season
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is urging the EPA to drop proposed power-plant rules.
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More property insurance companies scaling back in Florida; DeSantis signs bill on sea-level studies
Over the past 18 months in Florida, 16 property insurance companies have decided to stop writing new business to new ...
Florida’s home insurance rates rising nearly triple U.S. average; removing tires from ocean poses challenge
Home insurance costs in Florida are up about 57% since 2015, rising faster than in any other state.
Protecting Indian River Lagoon manatees one thing, but fighting pollution protects us all
Simply put, saving manatees won't happen without saving our water.
Wildlife corridor lands $850M in final Florida budget; groups to sue feds over manatee protection
Lawmakers agreed to pump $850 million into the Ocala to Osceola Wildlife Corridor, also known as the O2O Corridor.
Appreciating the manatee
Since December 2020, the Florida manatee population has experienced an unprecedented loss of more than 2,000 manatees, or nearly one-quarter ...
Hurricane study shows ‘nobody in Florida is protected,’ groups suing feds over gopher tortoises
A roundup of news items related to climate change and other environmental issues in Florida: The future of hurricanes? 'The ...
Save the endangered Florida panther. Here’s how
By Bonnie Malloy 2022 is barely two months old and already seven endangered Florida panthers have been killed on roadways ...
Restore the Ocklawaha River and help save the manatees
By Eugene Kelly and Elizabeth Neville Florida manatees are experiencing an unprecedented crisis and urgent action is needed to secure ...
Why you should care that Florida manatees are starving to death
By Stephanie Hayes, Tampa Bay Times columnist The portly pals were visible with squinting and patience. Their spatula tails flipped ...
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